Catholic University of Toulouse
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The Catholic Institute of Toulouse (French: Institut Catholique de Toulouse, ICT, Latin: Universitas Studii Tolosana ) is one of five Catholic universities in France.
History
In remote sense, the Catholic Institute of Toulouse, founded in 1229 is the successor to the University of Toulouse. On April 12, 1229 signed by King Louis IX. and Count Raimond VII of Toulouse after the Albigensian Crusade, a peace treaty, so the way to the establishment of a university was paved. As a result of the French Revolution was the University of operation, after more than five hundred years of teaching, on 15 September 1793 set. Only with the law of 12 July 1875, the establishment of private universities were allowed, the Catholic University, opened with the support of the French episcopate. A law of 1880 deprived the private universities the right to call itself a university, since that time, it bears the name " Institut Catholique de Toulouse ".
Aims of the Institute
The Institute is a canonical, thus the church right unsuccessful, educational institution and therefore translate into under this Act " Universitas Studii Tolosana ", this corresponds to a university status. In addition, state- recognized qualifications in the subjects of law, history, literature and psychology can be stored. In addition, there are other Bachelor and Master programs.
Faculty of Catholic Theology
The Catholic Theological Faculty is the oldest Faculty of ICT. The candidates for the priesthood of the southern French dioceses who live in the seminary of the Archdiocese of St. Cyprien Toulouse and many men and women religious study there as their theological studies. In addition, the Faculty offers the completion of the Licence canonique. This postgraduate course is also occupied by foreign priests. With the separate but connected in partnership institutions " Institute for Humanities, Theology and Religious Education " ( Institut de Science et de Théologie des Religions ( ISTR ) ) and the " Institute for Religious and Pastoral Issues" ( Institut d' Études Religieuses et Pastorales ( IERP )) set the Catholic Institute of Toulouse priorities. The latter in particular offers many committed lay the possibility of certified continuing education.
Facilities
General facilities include three classrooms with audiovisual equipment and an attached restaurant with about 200 seats. Furthermore, the institute has several meeting rooms for 10-60 people. Among the special facilities include the Chapel of St. Claire and a remarkable archaeological museum. On the grounds of the institute is the house of Pierre Seilhan, who received the first companions of St. Dominic of Caleruega ( Domingo of Guzmán ). 1215 Diocesan Order of Preachers (later Dominicans ) founded in Toulouse. It now houses a small museum that the history of the Dominican Order explained.
Personalities
- Dominic, founder of the order
- P. Serge -Thomas Bonino op, lecturer, at the same time General Secretary of the International Theological Commission
- Aimé -Georges Martimort, liturgist, Peritus the Second Vatican Council
- Bruno de Solages, Rector of the Institute (1931-1964), hiding Jews during the German occupation in the library
Organization
The Catholic Theological Faculty publishes the theological journal Bulletin de littérature ecclésiastique.
Faculties
- Faculty of Civil Law
- Faculty of Philosophy
- Faculty of Literature and Human Sciences
- Faculty of Catholic Theology
- Faculty of Canon Law
Institute
- Department of Languages and French culture, including French for foreign students
- Institute of Sacred Music
- Institute of Religious Arts
- Institute for Humanities, Theology and Religious Education ( ISTR )
- Institute for Religious and Pastoral Issues ( IERP )